United Kingdom
BoE’s Pill says government must ‘respect’ independence
Government and central bank have clashed over causes of UK’s gilt market turmoil
BoE sticks to bond-buying deadline amid strains on UK non-banks
Bailey restates cut-off date for asset purchases despite spike in margin calls and redemptions
Asset sovereignty: a problem to stump Solomon
When states have rival governments, who owns central bank assets?
IMF publishes sober outlook for 2023
“Worst is yet to come”, says chief economist
BoE widens asset purchases as ‘dysfunction’ threatens again
Surge in gilt yields comes in final week of BoE’s “temporary” intervention
BoE prepares more market support as cliff edge looms
Central bank creates temporary repo facility with wider range of eligible collateral
The race to adopt ISO 20022 payments messaging
Some jurisdictions do not plan to adopt the protocol, while others are preparing for a disjointed implementation
BoE launches teaching resources for secondary school students
Few UK students study economics before age of 16 and schools are not required to teach finance
Gilt market shock ‘far exceeded’ historical price moves – BoE’s Cunliffe
“It might not be reasonable” to expect funds to insure against all extreme outcomes, deputy says
BoE emergency bond purchases drop to zero
Central bank had offered to buy £5 billion per day, but actual purchases have been much smaller
Charles III coins will circulate by end of year, says UK mint
New king will appear on 50 pence coin and commemorative issue
BoE becomes reluctant market-maker of last resort
Gilt market turmoil has again forced the BoE to intervene. Is there a better way?
Quantitative tightening: missed opportunities
Treasuries and central banks must think harder about balance sheet policies, says Philip Turner
BoE to buy bonds on ‘whatever scale is necessary’
Turmoil in gilt markets forces pension funds to dump assets to meet margin calls
IMF warns UK government as pound resumes fall
BoE’s Huw Pill signals need for “significant monetary policy response” to government spending plan
King Charles to appear on Bank of England notes from 2024
Other Commonwealth central banks have made little comment on changeover
BoE ‘monitoring developments’ amid market ructions
Many analysts had predicted early policy action from the central bank
BoE hikes rates 50bp as fiscal policy increases uncertainty
Divided MPC approves rate increase, but several members call for more aggressive hike
Economy’s ‘first responders’ now in the line of fire
Forceful but late interventions to combat inflation raise the risk of central bank overreactions
UK inflation dips below 10%
Lower fuel costs bring down headline figure, but underlying inflation remains strong
BoE to act as lender of last resort to UK energy firms
Move aims to counter high collateral demand, given energy market volatility
BoE policy-makers debate more aggressive tightening
New government and “extreme volatility” in energy markets complicate outlook
BoE’s Mann presents ‘nuanced’ version of Phillips curve
Drift in medium-term inflation expectations requires more forceful action, policy-maker says
BoE paper analyses drivers of price setting
Panel data on UK firms reveals asymmetry in how firms decide to raise prices